NATO allies met on Dec. 30 to address the security of critical infrastructure in the Baltic Sea, following damage to undersea cables connecting Estonia and Finland several days earlier.

NATO said on Friday it would boost its presence in the Baltic Sea after the suspected sabotage this week of an undersea power cable and four internet lines, while alliance member Estonia launched a naval operation to guard a parallel electricity link.

The Christmas Day cutting of four Internet cables and one power cable will cause NATO to boost its presence in the Baltic Sea. Finland last week seized the Eagle S ship, carrying Russian oil, under suspicion of being behind the cuts. “NATO will enhance its military presence in the Baltic Sea,” NATO secretary general Mark Rutte said.

Finland’s national grid operator, Fingrid, has requested a court order to seize the tanker Eagle S, which is suspected of deliberately damaging the Estlink 2 power cable. Finnish authorities recently identified the Eagle S,

General Mark Rutte says the military alliance will step up patrols in the Baltic Sea area as Finnish investigators work to establish whether a ship linked to Russia sabotaged undersea cables there this week.

NATO will boost its presence in the Baltic Sea after the suspected sabotage this week of an undersea power cable and four internet

NATO member Estonia has deployed a naval warship to defend its underwater power cables after a Russian vessel allegedly cut one of the wires in yet another act of sabotage against the allied nations.